Tamil star Vijay Sethupathi is loved by fans and critics alike but not many people know that he didn't plan on acting. His only wished to "pay up" his loans, get married and build a life of his own.

Tamil star Vijay Sethupathi celebrates his birthday today and needless to say, his fans and well-wishers have flooded the social media with wishes and blessings for the actor. The actor, who is now referred to as a superstar, doesn't quite like the word struggle.

In an old interview with Scroll, he had shared that he never expected to become a star or even an actor. He has been quoted as saying, “My friend once said that I was born an actor. I disagreed with him and said that I had no relationship with acting and that I didn’t even watch films. So it could not have been preordained.”

He went on to add that never a “phase of learning” should be called a “struggle”. How he became an actor of dreams? Well, he believes that to get hold of any difficult task is to understand the “core philosophy” governing it and he did the same for acting.

The actor has worked in films like Thenmerku Paruvakaatru, Sundarapandian, Pizza and Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom among a host of other films. Last year, he had a host of film releases including Junga, 96, Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam and Seethakaathi and fans can't wait to see what he has in store for them this year.

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Birthday boy Vijay Sethupathi says he never planned on acting and 'only wanted to pay up' his loansDescription:Tamil star Vijay Sethupathi is loved by fans and critics alike but not many people know that he didn't plan on acting. His only wished to "pay up" his loans, get married and build a life of his own. Times Now